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Mohammed Burhanuddin

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Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin
Born(1915-03-06)6 March 1915[1]
Surat, British India (present-day Gujarat, India)
Died17 January 2014(2014-01-17) (aged 98)
Occupation52nd Da'i al-Mutlaq of the Dawoodi Bohras
ChildrenSeven sons (Qaidjohar Ezzuddin, Mufaddal Saifuddin, Malekul Ashtar Shujauddin, Huzefa Mohiyuddin, Idris Badruddin, Qusai Vajihuddin, Ammar Jamaluddin) and three daughters
Parent(s)Taher Saifuddin, Husaina Aaisaheba

Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin (Arabic: محمد برھان الدین) (Abul-Qaid Johar Mohammed Burhanuddin) (6 March 1915 – 17 January 2014)[2] was an Indian Islamic religious leader. He is the 52nd Dai of the Dawoodi Bohras. The Dawoodi Bohras are a sub group within the Mustaali, Ismaili Shia branch of Islam.

Burhanuddin died on 17 January 2014 at the age of 98 due to a heart attack in Mumbai.[3]

References

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  1. Islamic calendar date: ربيع الاخر 20, 1333 H
  2. Islamic calendar date: Rabi-ul-akhar 20, 1333 AH
  3. Thomas, Melvyn. "Dr Sayedna Burhanuddin no more, pal of gloom descends on Dawoodi Bohras in Surat".